The powers of Laran unleashed
Return once again to Darkover, the magnificent world of the Bloody Sun, with Marion Zimmer Bradley and the many writers devoted to expanding the Darkover universe as, in these all-new stories, they reveal legendry and lore about some of the most fascinating dwellers on Darkover, those gifted with laran, the magical powers of the mind wich enable the leroni to raise and control natural forces, to communicate over vast distances, and to exercise countles other special abilities.
From the founding of the Comyn Council to a Terran's first encounter with Iaran, here are original tales that take readers from Guild House to Dry Town, from the Terran spaceport settlement to the heart of Hastur's Domain in an exciting new exploration of Darkover and its mysteries.
Introduction, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
"Building", by Lynn Michals
"The Ferment", by Janet R. Rhodes
"Wings", by Diana Gill
"The Rebels", by Deborah J. Mays
"A Dance for Darkover", by Diana Perry & Vera Nazarian
"There Is Always Someone", by Jacquie Groom
"Reunion", by Lawrence Schimel
"A Way Through the Fog", by Patricia B. Cirone
"The Gods’ Gift", by Mary K. Frey
"The Speaking Touch", by Margaret L. Carter
"The Bargain", by Chel Avery
"The Witch of the Kilghard Hills", by Aimee Kratts
"The Gift", by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
"Invitation to Chaos", by Joan Marie Verba
"The Keeper’s Peace", by Patricia Duffy Novak
"Food for the Worms", by Roxana Pierson
"Childish Pranks", by Diann S. Partridge
"Cherilly’s Law", by Janni Lee Simner
"Avarra’s Children", by Dorothy J. Heydt
"The Tower at New Skye", by Priscilla W. Armstrong
"Homecoming", by Lana Young
"A Meeting of Minds", by Elisabeth Waters
Ficção científica / Literatura Estrangeira